Overall, lemurs are the most endangered mammal group in the world. In southwestern Madagascar, fewer than 2,000 ring-tailed lemurs may survive.

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. While most ...

The Maryland Zoo has announced the birth of an endangered lemur, called a Coquerel’s sifaka, marking the first arrival of ...

The Maryland Zoo welcomed the newest member of its primate family with the Zoo’s first birth of its endangered lemur species. The Maryland Zoo announced the birth of a ...

Nature’s natural colors can be breathtaking. Tropical birds are famous for their brightly colored feathers, and many fish ...

The College of Cardinals, a group of about 135 cardinals under the age of 80, will meet in conclave in the Sistine Chapel to ...

At the conclusion of the official days of mourning following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, 135 cardinal electors are ...

It’s not hard to find novels criticizing the reality of late capitalism — and our seeming powerless in the face of it — on ...

With representation from more than 50 countries, the college of cardinals has the most global composition than ever before.

In Cape Town the coexistence of humans and Chacma baboons in urban areas, particularly in villages like Kommetjie, has led to increasing tensions and conflicts. A mother Chacma baboon runs across ...